manananggal

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Ang manananggal ay isa sa mga pinakasikat na halimaw sa mga kwentong bayan ng Pilipinas at naipakita na sa mga pelikulang katatakutan at komiks. Halos lahat ng Pilipino ay alam kung ano ang manananggal pero sa mga 'di pa nakakaalam, ang manananggal ay isang uri ng aswang na nahahati ang katawan...

The magkukutud (also spelled, magcucutud) is a nocturnal flier in Kapampangan folklore almost similar to the manananggal except that it has a flat nose and large ears. It also lays eggs in secluded places. When these eggs are found and cracked open they contain human body parts and organs. The...

Another self-segmenter related to the manananggal could be found in Kapampangan folklore. The Magkukutud had the appearance of your classic manananggal but this one was said to lay eggs. Yes, eggs! It laid eggs in a secluded area and just left them there. Those who found the eggs were shocked to...

The fetus-eaters are aswangs or creatures in Philippine folklore that specialize not only in extracting and devouring a person’s internal organs but also in drawing out or feeding on a yet to be born child from inside a mother’s womb. They are the principal suspects for strange noises or...

Anananggals are self-segmenting aswangs in the Visayas region of the Philippines. Unlike their cousins, the manananggals of Luzon, anananggals are wingless like the Indonesian penanggal, and have the ability to render themselves invisible - an ability which gives them freedom to enter any house...

Abat is the eastern Visayan variant of the manananggal in Philippine folklore. Like the latter, an abat detaches from its lower half of the body at the waist but instead of growing wings on its back, its arms are the ones that transform into bat-like wings. It has bloodshot eyes which almost...

In Philippine folklore the ungga-ungga or unga-unga of Negros (known as wuwug or wowog in Eastern Visayas) is a manananggal relative that appears similar to the penanggal or penanggalan of Indonesia and Malaysia. Like the latter, it separates at the neck and the wingless head hovers off with its...